By Nick
Weinschrott
Location
 A walled city in Spain
 Located within the Iberian
Peninsula
 North of Madrid
 It’s the capitol of the
Segovia Province
Map of Spain.
The colored dot
is Segovia.
History
 Legend says that Segovia was founded in the year 1076 B.C.
by the Egyptian Hercules, great-grandchild of Noah.
 Segovia got its name during Celtic times when it was called
Segobriga which means City of Victory.
 When the Romans controlled the city, they named it Segovia.
They built the famous aqueduct.
 The city was abandoned after Spain was invaded by the
Moors.
 After the conquest of Toledo by Alfonso VI of Castile and
Leon, the city became Christian.
 Segovia became an important trading city with a diverse
population.
World Heritage Site
 In 1985, Segovia was declared a
World Heritage site by
UNESCO because if its cultural
heritage
 Cultural monument include
 Aqueduct of Segovia
 Alcazar of Segovia
 Segovia Cathedral
 Walls of Segovia
 The Templar Iglesia Vera Cruz
Aqueduct of Segovia
Aqueduct of Segovia
 One of the most significant and best
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preserved monuments in Spain.
Stands over 20 meters high with 166
arches.
Built by the Romans in the late 1st or
early 2nd century.
Consists of 25,000 granite blocks put
together without mortar.
Known as the “Puente de Diablo” or
Devil’s Bridge. Legend says the devil
built the bridge in one night to win a
young woman's soul and the holes on
the stones are the marks of the devil's
fingers.
The Segovia coat of arms features the
aqueduct
Segovia Coat of Arms
Alcazar of Segovia
 A royal palace that
began as a wooden
Arab fort.
 Spanish kings built
the current castle over
the old wooden fort.
 Became the favorite
residence of the kings
of Castile and Leon.
 Has two towers and
two courtyards.
Alcazar of Segovia
Segovia Cathedral
 Built in 1525 and
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completed in 1768.
Known at the Lady of
Cathedrals.
Considered a
masterpiece of
Basque-Castilian
Gothic.
Last Gothic Cathedral
Built in Spain.
Contains 20 chapels.
Segovia Cathedral
Walls of Segovia
 Built with granite rocks
and reused gravestones
from the Roman
necropolis.
 Has three main gates:
 San Cebrián
 Santiago
 San Andrés, the gate
between the two
towers
Walls of Segovia
Vera Cruz Church
 Vera Cruz means
the True Cross.
 Built by the Knights
Templar in 1208 to
house a fragment of
the True Cross.
 Features a unique
12-sided exterior
with a tower on the
south side.
The Templar Iglesia Vera Cruz
City of Gardens
 Segovia has many
beautiful parks and
gardens.
 The Alcazar Gardens
were created to honor
the marriage in the
Phillip II to Anne of
Austria in 1750.
Alcazar Gardens
Segovia Festivals
 San Frutos (October 25) celebrates the Patron saint of
Segovia St. Fructus.
 The Easter processions in Segovia are famous
throughout Spain.
 Titirimundi (May) celebrates puppetry and puppet
theatre.
 International Festival Segovia (July) includes a
number of music and dance (focusing on the
flamenco) performances.
Sources
 Sacred Destinations: Spain
 Segovia Tourist Board
 Spain for Visitors